Exploring the Britannic: The life, last voyage and wreck of Titanic's tragic twin
Ebook
Ebooks are designed for reading and have few connections to your library.
Overview
Launched in 1914, two years after the ill-fated voyage of her sister ship, RMS Titanic, the Britannic was intended to be superior to her tragic twin in every way. But war intervened and in 1915 she was requisitioned as a hospital ship. Just one year later, while on her way to collect troops wounded in the Balkans campaign, she fell victim to a mine laid by a German U-boat and tragically sank in the middle of the Aegean Sea.
There her wreck lay, at a depth of 400 feet, until it was discovered 59 years later by legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau. In 1996 the wreck was bought by the author of this book, Simon Mills.
Exploring the Britannic tells the complete story of this enigmatic ship: her construction, launch and life, her fateful last voyage, and the historical findings resulting from the exploration of the well-preserved wreck over a period of 40 years. With remarkable sonar scans and many never before seen photographs of the wreck, plus the original Harland & Wolff ship plans, not previously published in their entirety, Exploring the Britannic finally details how the mysteries surrounding the 100-year-old enigma were laid to rest, and what the future might also hold for her.
A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS Britannic – her life at sea and on the seabed – by the owner of her wreck
By the actual owner of the wreck – a great talking-point for publicity purposes
Much of the information and photographs of the ship's wreck in the second half of the book will have never been seen or revealed before, and will not be shown in any other publication
Includes many emotional human-interest stories, such as that of Violet Jessop, who famously survived the sinkings of both the Titanic and Britannic
The book will be of keen interest to the enormous Titanic and Britannic markets internationally (the former of which is obviously absolutely enormous). The Titanic Historical Society (THS) has over 5000 members worldwide, and the British Titanic Society and Belfast Titanic Society have several thousand members between them too
The Britannic is the largest ocean liner in the world to have sunk and the fact that her wreck is largely intact and highly accessible is quite astounding. Parts of the wreck are currently being brought up to the surface, for display in museums across the world, such as in Greece and at Titanic Belfast
- Title: Exploring the Britannic: The life, last voyage and wreck of Titanic's tragic twin
- Author: Simon Mills
- Publisher: Adlard Coles
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781472954930, 9781472954923, 1472954920, 1472954939
- Resource ID: LLS:9781472954930
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T09:56:25Z